Where Vanecek will slot in upon returning from injury isn’t as clear.

Vanecek was a former second-round pick of the Washington Capitals in the 2014 NHL Draft, and spent two seasons with the Capitals after making his NHL debut in the 2020-21 season when Henrik ...

890 save percentage and 3.18 goals-against average. Originally chosen 39th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 2014 NHL Draft, Vanecek has totaled 177 appearances between the Capitals ...

Matvei Michkov put on a show, scoring two goals for the Flyers. Washington's Alex Ovechkin scored Thursday night and is now ...

With a 3-0 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday, the Washington Capitals extended their winning streak to six games. Tom Wilson, Matt Roy and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored and Logan Thompson ...

Ovechkin scored on a one-timer from the inside edge of the right face-off circle at 19:07 of the first period to move within 16 goals of passing Wayne Gretzky 's NHL record of 894. Ovechkin has scored ...

and Vanecek’s 40-save performance sealed the deal in a 5-2 Washington win. It was the first time in over a decade the Capitals traveled on the day of a game during the regular season ...

917 save percentage. That performance earned Vanecek a call-up to the Washington Capitals in the following season, and he’d make the call-up last by again posting save percentages north of ...